FILE PHOTO: British Olympic sailor Hannah Mills poses in Weymouth and Portland, Britain with the gold medal she won at the 2016 Rio Olympics in the 470 dinghy class with her partner Saskia Clark, September 14, 2016. REUTERS/Alexander Smith
TOKYO (Reuters) - Many Olympic nations are expected to demonstrate their support for gender equality and racial justice on Friday night with their selections of athletes to carry flags at the opening ceremony.
The International Olympic Committee changed it rules and asked each nation to select two flagbearers in an effort to increase gender equality at the Tokyo Games.
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